The United States would continue striking Iranian military infrastructure if Tehran threatens international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Axar.az reports, citing CNN, that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz made the remarks.

"If the Iranian regime thinks for a second that President Donald Trump is going to sit by, stand by, while Iran continues to attack international shipping without a response, or our bases without a response, they're sadly mistaken."

He added that the United States would "continue to, militarily, if needed, take down their infrastructure that they're trying to use to illegally control an international waterway."

Waltz said technical discussions with Iran were continuing and that Trump "will always give diplomacy a chance," but cautioned that "the president's patience isn't going to last forever."

"Don't think for a second that President Trump isn't going to leave every option on the table to achieve not just our aim, the entire world's aim that Iran never has a nuke," he said.